Preet Bharara

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News about Preet Bharara, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

Jul. 31, 2015

Solicitor Gen Donald B Verrilli Jr petitions Supreme Court to review appellate court ruling that overturned insider trading convictions against hedge fund managers Anthony Chiasson and Todd Newman; move comes at behest of Unites States Atty Preet Bharara, who oversaw cases, and who argued that rulings will make it more difficult for federal prosecutors to pursue similar cases. MORE

Jun. 24, 2015

Editorial praises US Atty Preet Bharara for victory in class-action suit that will establish sweeping reforms under independent monitor at Rikers Island jail complex; singles out new policies governing use of force that will rein in rampant abuse that led to inmate injuries and deaths; calls on courts and Justice Dept to remain involved with issue lest prison's nightmarish problems return. MORE

Jun. 19, 2015

Richard B Zabel will step down as deputy United States attorney under Preet Bharara, capping tenure of six years in which he aided Bharara closely in string of marquee cases; will become general counsel at Elliott Management, one of Wall Street's biggest hedge funds. MORE

Jun. 3, 2015

Office of Preet Bharara, United States attorney in Manhattan, is investigating financial activities of Norman Seabrook, president of New York City's correction officers' union, opening new line of inquiry in probe of Rikers Island; prosecutors are trying to determine if Seabrook has enriched himself over two decades of running union. MORE

Apr. 17, 2015

James B Stewart Common Sense column examines escalating war of words between prominent United States Attorney Preet Bharara and federal judiciary; cites seething ruling handed down by Federal Judge Valerie Caproni in Bharara's corruption case against New York State Assemblyman Sheldon Silver, which used exceptionally pointed language to criticize Bharara's conduct; notes some observers feel that tension may be coloring cases. MORE

Apr. 16, 2015

United States Atty Preet Bharara's corruption inquiry is proceeding against New York State Senate Majority Leader Dean G Skelos and his son Adam Skelos; investigators have served several subpoenas and are scrutinizing Adam's business dealings, such as his hiring by AbTech Industries; prosecutors are looking into whether State Sen Skelos exerted any political influence in AbTech's winning of storm-treatment contract by his home base of Nassau County, LI. MORE

Apr. 11, 2015

Federal Judge Valerie E Caprioni scolds United States Atty Preet Bharara for making public comments that could taint corruption case against New York Assemblyman Sheldon Silver; rejects defense team's motion to have case dismissed. MORE

Apr. 4, 2015

Appeals court denies federal prosecutor Preet Bharara's request to revisit December 2014 ruling that narrowed definition of insider trading; ruling led to overturning convictions of hedge fund traders Anthony Chiasson and Todd Newman and threatens other convictions and pleas secured by Bharara's office; only recourse Bharara can pursue is urging Congress to define insider trading, as there is no such federal law on books. MORE

Mar. 20, 2015

Bank of New York Mellon will pay $714 million to settle lawsuits filed by United States Attorney Preet Bharara and New York Atty Gen Eric T Schneiderman charging bank fleeced government pension funds and other investors on currency trades for more than decade. MORE

Mar. 16, 2015

Federal law enforcement officials are increasingly confident that they will be able to file criminal case against hackers who attacked JPMorgan Chase, which would break pattern of breaches of large American companies going unpunished; indictments and arrests would be victory for Preet Bharara, United States attorney in Manhattan, and for FBI. MORE

Mar. 7, 2015

Federal prosecutor Preet Bharara refrains, during speech at law school about public corruption, form making public remarks on case against former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver; lawyers for Silver had asked judge to dismiss indictment against him because of Bharara's earlier public comments that they assert have tainted case. MORE

Mar. 6, 2015

Office of United States Atty Preet Bharara asks federal Judge Valerie E Caproni to deny motion by Assemblyman Sheldon Silver to dismiss his indictment on grounds that Bharara made improper extrajudicial comments at January press conference. MORE

Feb. 27, 2015

Level Global founder David Ganek sues federal prosecutor Preet Bharara, saying government fabricated insider trading charges that led to 2010 raid on the hedge fund; suit comes as Bharara's reputation as an invincible prosecutor has begun to fray; two of Bharara's previous Wall Street convictions have been overturned, and questions have been raised about confidential warrant and other aggressive tactics that may have crossed line. MORE

Feb. 25, 2015

Lawyers for New York State Assemblyman Sheldon Silver move to dismiss his indictment on charges of fraud and extortion saying grand jurors were influenced by public statements of New York's United States Atty Preet Bharara, which were inflammatory and improper. MORE

Jan. 24, 2015

Preet Bharara, United States attorney for Southern District of New York, condemns political workings of New York State government, saying total concentration of power among three men--governor, State Assembly speaker and State Senate majority leader--has resulted in gross corruption in Albany; notes corruption case against Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is only latest example in long line of errant lawmakers. MORE

Jan. 23, 2015

United States Atty Preet Bharara announces arrest of New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver on broad series of corruption charges; Silver's profitable legal career has long been scrutinized, and five-count criminal complaint contends Silver's law practice was a fictional cover as he stealthily amassed unreported millions in bribes and kickbacks; arrest throws Albany into confusion as new legislative session gets underway. MORE

Dec. 19, 2014

United States Atty in Manhattan Preet Bharara joins class-action lawsuit against New York City over civil rights violations and brutality at Rikers Island jail complex; decision comes in wake of his office issuing report that cited pervasive and 'deep-seated culture of violence' aimed at adolescent inmates. MORE

Dec. 13, 2014

Joe Nocera Op-Ed column holds that overturned convictions of hedge fund executives Anthony Chiasson and Todd Newman point to differing definitions of insider trading held by court and by prosecutor, Preet Bharara; says Bharara lacked evidence to convict them based on court definition of illegal trading; compares case to Rudolph Giuliani's 1991 conviction of John Mulheren on charges of stock manipulation charges, which was later overturned. MORE

Dec. 10, 2014

The ruling in the case against two former hedge fund traders, Todd Newman and Anthony Chiasson, is a blow to prosecutors’ campaign to crack down on insider trading. MORE

Oct. 1, 2014

Preet Bharara, United States attorney for Southern District of New York, reasserts he expects reforms to be made at Rikers Island and is prepared to sue New York City, if necessary, to accomplish them; his office highlighted violence against teenage inmates at the jail. MORE

Sep. 23, 2014

United States Atty Preet Bharara criticizes administration of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio for not moving fast enough to address culture of violence at Rikers Island jail complex; warns that his office stands ready to file civil rights lawsuit against city to force reforms. MORE

Aug. 19, 2014

Profile of Preet Bharara, United States attorney for Southern District of New York, who has waged several highly publicized fights against terrorism, corruption and civil rights violations during his five-year tenure; his efforts to investigate Gov Andrew M Cuomo's disbanding of government ethics commission has led to public clash between two of New York's most powerful Democrats. MORE

Aug. 5, 2014

Report by office of United States Atty Preet Bharara says New York City Department of Correction has systematically violated the civil rights of male teenagers held at Rikers Island; says it has failed to protect them from unnecessary and excessive force by guards who operated with little fear of punishment; reports that problems may also exist in complex's seven other jails for adult men and women. MORE

Aug. 1, 2014

United States Atty Preet Bharara's warning to New York Gov Andrew Cuomo against soliciting statements of support from members of now-defunct ethics panel underscores Bharara's challenge to Cuomo's style of back-room operator; very public collision over Cuomo's closing of panel comes three months before he seeks re-election, and is unlike any that he has faced in his entire political career. MORE

Aug. 1, 2014

Jim Dwyer About New York column finds fault with phrase 'witness tampering,' used by United States Atty Preet Bharara in reference to New York Gov Andrew M Cuomo's efforts to align support from members of now-defunct ethics panel; says phrase should only be used in cases of definite criminality, not just unseemly political wheeling. MORE

Jul. 31, 2014

United States Attorney in Manhattan Preet Bharara threatens to investigate administration of New York Gov Andrew M Cuomo for possible obstruction of justice or witness tampering after Cuomo’s cancellation of his own anticorruption commission; warning comes after several members of commission issue public statements defending Cuomo's handling of panel. MORE

Jul. 30, 2014

Editorial criticizes New York Gov Andrew Cuomo for attempting to mislead New Yorkers about his interference with Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption; mocks Cuomo's claim that commission's work was success; contends it is now up to Preet Bharara, United States attorney in Manhattan, to investigate corrupt practices in Albany. MORE

Jul. 24, 2014

Editorial criticizes New York Gov Andrew M Cuomo for false promise to root out corruption in Albany; cites New York Times report showing that Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption was never truly independent and was hampered in its efforts by Cuomo's administration; commends United States Atty Preet Bharara for taking control of investigations, and calls for voters to examine trustworthiness of New York government as well. MORE

Jul. 9, 2014

Daniel M. Gitner, who stopped a United States attorney’s perfect record in prosecuting insider trading cases, overcame public anger with Wall Street to win a not-guilty verdict for Rengan Rajaratnam. MORE

Jul. 5, 2014

Editorial holds that indictment of New York State Sen Thomas Libous, who was charged with lying to federal agents about plot to get his son job at law firm in return for steering business to firm, offers latest evidence that Gov Andrew Cuomo has failed to address corruption; asserts that US Atty Preet Bharara, who has charged Libous, may offer best hope for cleaning up Albany since other ethics commissions there have proved futile. MORE

May. 6, 2014

Federal prosecutors in Manhattan issue grand jury subpoena seeking emails, text messages and other records from all members of Moreland Commission, anticorruption commission that Gov Andrew M Cuomo abruptly shut down in March; issuance of subpoena and details about meetings between commission members and United States Atty Preet Bharara suggest that criminal investigation may be examining allegations of interference with commission. MORE

May. 1, 2014

United States Atty Preet Bharara, who sharply criticized New York Gov Andrew M Cuomo's shutdown of commission that was formed to investigate political corruption, subpoenas state's ethics panel, Joint Commission on Public Ethics; is seeking all complaints the commission has received on public corruption. MORE

Apr. 22, 2014

A panel signaled it might overturn the convictions of two former traders, which would represent a crack in a campaign by Preet Bharara, the U.S. attorney in Manhattan, against insider trading at hedge funds. MORE

Apr. 11, 2014

Preet Bharara, United States attorney for Southern District of New York, goes on the radio and takes aim at New York Gov Andrew M Cuomo over his decision to disband anticorruption panel; Bharara, not known for engaging in on-air rebukes of elected officeholders, says his office will pursue unfinished investigations of panel, known as the Moreland Commission. MORE

Apr. 10, 2014

US Atty Preet Bharara is sharply questioning New York Gov Andrew M Cuomo's decision to abruptly shut down commission formed to investigate political corruption in New York State; move amounts to unusual rebuke of Cuomo, who entered office promising to clean up culture of corruption in Albany. MORE

Dec. 3, 2013

Preet Bharara, representing the United States attorney's office in Manhattan, appears with other leading court and bar figures at public hearing, organized by New York County Lawyers’ Association, on continuing impact of budget cuts on justice system; says that his office could reach crisis mode as it tries to decide which cases it can pursue as resources dwindle away. MORE

Dec. 1, 2013

Workspace column; Preet Bharara, United States attorney in Manhattan, has an office with official portraits, plaques and seals adorning the walls--but also the constant sound of music filling the air. MORE

Sep. 23, 2013

Editorial praises Preet Bharara, top federal prosecutor in Manhattan, for moving to seize state pensions from lawmakers who are convicted of corruption charges, instead of waiting for New York State Legislature to act; calls for Bharara's plan to be part of a larger effort to deal with state's toxic political culture. MORE

Sep. 18, 2013

Preet Bharara, United States attorney for Southern District of New York, outlines new policies aimed at ending longstanding practice of jailed politicians continuing to collect public money; says officials convicted of federal corruption charges could lose their government pension; panel to investigate public corruption was established by Gov Andrew Cuomo to address what has been widely decried as corruption crisis in Albany and other political spheres in New York State. MORE

Jul. 25, 2013

The charges against SAC Capital Advisors are a rare and bold step by Preet Bharara, the United States attorney for the Southern District of New York. MORE

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